The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-06
I'M 1us HosprrA1s or PARA



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LONDON, Oct. 90. 18s7.-The Assistance
Publiaue hA under its jurisdiction the hos
pitfalls. tho ,lmshouses thospicesh and the
Bureau do Bbnfsisance for outdoor reliof In
Paria The hospital IL entirely devoted to the
sick and wounded: the hospico 10 house Of
refuge for tholaged and lnnrm poor In tho
fret every effot tends to cure tho patient as
rapidly as possible; in the second where no
euro IL possible q homo. food, and o relative
maximum Of comfort and care are provided.
One Of tho directors Of the Assistance has
truly remarked hat the hospital Is place
in which the ssjourn Is shortened by oil
available means, md the hospics one where
everything tends u prolong II.
The wounded ami sick Of every nationality
arc admitted without distinction into tho hos
pital. and are equally we'll looked after; at tho
hospice not only must the applicant be French,
but Partisan. or at least have lived In Paris
long enough to rank as such. Fifteen large
hospitals belong to The Assistance PubliQue.
two Of which, Lie Neil and Loureine. are for
special cases; the temporary building OF Au;
tSs oassr The Cpl
demic Of 1884. built d wood. little used Ut the
Time: and now occupied BY email: po1 Rs,tdien.s;
hospitals in, Paris. and four in The, provinces.
another Including an ,hhrmary and Maison dS
ones being Sfcetrs andts sslpetriers:
hs %as 81 sasn Ss g. a s
Buildings sG q tie Hotel su. The hours Of At
cal men are. bound to iok into all the cases.
give prescriptions medicines. even bandages
and surgical snd dress ss Wosnis
their own homes when they think the case too
serious for such treatment the. give the
eommuni eation being esta Wished between the
S sasss "9q IN 'a assp sfn
Voeast and S save the sick p iatsuins and
sssa Is sS s es y h9 Sse
serIousl, w wounded IN the pibiIo streets. Of
Fhs humber Of foreign workman thus brought
PubliQus Is considerable.
ted only 1t the hour Of their most pressing
need. and some undue soverityhas at different
times been exercised sS me eHaSa to
enter; which is the more regrdtable that the
excellent treatment and careful nursing they
rate OF mortality among then. which only
twelve years ago was IL per cent to per cent
In all hospitals there are three different cate
The Ordinary mixed Metuais, some have soup
and wine others only bssi tes R ths Latter
,Ss es CT
that quart Of milk be substitutedfor the beef
tea and o quart and a half for tie soup and
flcient, and the doctors are empowered to order
on their prescriptions supplementary allow
ance. which has been known to rise to as much m',
question OF the milk has lately beel seriously
canvassed, and in view OF certain abuses that
se si to restre, their additional ordsrs
while ever, the old rations have be,n slightly
diminished, measure OF petty econsmy caus-
standardization Of the hospitals.
When a patient dies in the wards he Is i'm
Where his friends and relatives are sdmittsd
to identity and claim the body. The process
cred. and the question asked whaher tho
RECOGNITION is positive: when 1t Is answered
affirmativelya certificate is signed forremoval.
CHASTITY stories have always circulated among
the lower classes Of corpses atterwal found
to have been shamefully mutilated ). Tut they
boe e
drawn. between the rich. reposing in % sacred
thrown to the dissecting knife; but it should
5e e M s Is
OF Paris. and that it is to benefit sciense and
other patients as poor as themselves that au-
@Rns thst WoS Be- the
common grave. At one time charge Of four
teen francs was made for permission ;o re-
cipal Council has done away with this pay
ment. and the removal is absolutely free.
TIE eSysd Of %Ssn js tie
q small sum Of money, which enables him to
Those aborins Under excessive debility yG are
sent to convalescent homes-tho men to Vim
the women to the Ue7ines ba as
Publique II has to pay for the stay OF the
patients within their walls, stay averaging
IN Whsh coss Is sensr
charitably indulKent and blind to the fact.
To enter q hospice 1t Is necessary to be over
disease. and to have been registered for che
year at least at some Bureau de- Bienfaisa1ce
for outdoor, relief, These conditions may DO
slightly modified In certain rare and SPECIAL
dividasis. Bieetre for males recsfves. besltss
81 the H pepars@eet Of the sene La saTs
triere does the Same for women, The Devilns
almshouse at bbssy = get aside for rro,e.
Comte Lambrecht founder Of the latter. was a
Ba ne said as The Of his
Catholic institutions and that charity CON-
mended provision to, be made for less fav-
ored paupers. even II they were heretics. 1t.
Mand5 was created in 1880 by NJ. Boulard. an
upholsterer. as a retreat for twelve old men Of
"a who had lived at least two years in Paris;
the Reconna issance at GRrches was founded by
Michel Breztn. an old mechanic. for the work
men OF the hammer" Brezin began life as q
common blacksmith, and worked his way up
ward; during the revolution he obtained the
contract for bronze cannon. erected u foundry,
coined the money required for commercial
wants, and died in 1928. the director OF i'm
portant factories In Normandy. Before his
death he wished to provide for bis old COM
rades, who had become his workmen. and By
his will endowed the 3l6 beds OF Garches, to
which O NJ Gouin afterward added sixteen.
Brezin's statue has been erected In the most
conspicuous part Of the buildings
The hospi,e proper Is entirely free: soma
houses OF retreat claim n small admission Zoe
or a premium, such as Les Petits Messages and
few other. The Institution OF st. Perino,
secure 9 hone at the close OF their career for
and aged people who. having at one time on
joyed certain position and competence, have
lost both withdrawing years. Thoy must be
over sixty, mist have lived two years In the
Department q the Seine. must have no re-
pulsive physical inirmity, and provo their
ability to naytheir pension regularly. They
can from the Age OF forty, by nrticipated pay
ments, secure taeir eventual admission. 81. Pc
rine Ia by no msans u poorhouse: lifo is made
onsy and even pleasant for the inmates. who
are entitled by taeir past position and present
payments to cerain comforts and rctinements